leoleosuper t1_jegzx49 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 11:16 PM

Reply to comment by Hattix in TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig

IIRC glass is actually closer to a liquid with an extremely high viscosity. It will pool, but the universe may end before that happens.

leoleosuper t1_j7niqac wrote on February 8, 2023 at 1:57 AM

Reply to comment by rockmsedrik in TIL the first Blue LED wasn't commercially available until 1989 and bright blue LEDs weren't available until 1993. by j-merc23

Learn how to go to the bathroom without sight. Helps a lot.

leoleosuper t1_j6apuq2 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 11:53 PM

Reply to comment by hazpat in TIL cholera was reintroduced to Haiti after a century by UN peacekeepers responding to the 2010 earthquake. The resulting outbreak was the worst on record, killing 10,000 and infecting 820,000. by theworkinglad

No, you are.

leoleosuper t1_j27yb4u wrote on December 30, 2022 at 7:55 AM

Reply to comment by PasghettiSquash in TIL John Matuszak, best known for playing Sloth in The Goonies, was a state champion in the shot put, was the #1 overall draft pick in the NFL, was served a restraining order during a game, had a head coach perform life-saving CPR, won 2 Super Bowls, and acted with Ringo Starr before ODing at 38 by PasghettiSquash

You gotta put a double space at the end of a line or double line break after every line for that to format properly.

leoleosuper t1_iwq9jsa wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by DraslinHDF in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831

Of the possibly 1000 causes of WWI, corrupt governments is not one of them.

leoleosuper t1_iwq9cyg wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:26 PM

Reply to comment by Crayshack in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831

IIRC I've seen this posted before, maybe not to TIL, but apparently he just wanted a story to bring home. He rushed them, the Germans and his buddies shouted at him, then the Germans shot him.